Tight end, Columbia, 2023–⁠26

Braden Dougherty

Number
No. 86
Height
6′5″
Weight
246 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Dublin, OH

Braden Dougherty plays tight end for Columbia. Last time out, at Pennsylvania: 3 catches, 37 yards.

2026 so far

14 catches, 158 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 3 catches, 37 yards at Pennsylvania, W 28–⁠27

Next game: vs. Dartmouth, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 43LAF
  2. 23@GTWN
  3. 51PRIN
  4. 4@MRST
  5. 37@PENN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Team titles: Ivy League champions, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Columbia3175.707
2024Columbia1316712.8236
2025Columbia1922511.8139
2026Columbia1415811.3127
Career4956711.6439

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Columbia86TEFr.
2024Columbia86TESo.
2025Columbia86TEJr.
2026Columbia86TESr.6′5″246

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Columbia (FCS)260.55––14.44%
2026Columbia (FCS)220.7082nd (n=829)0.4315.36%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Columbia 5 games, 14 catches, 158 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19vs.LafayetteW 40–⁠34343027
Sep 26atGeorgetownW 20–⁠17223116
Oct 3vs.PrincetonL 7–⁠35551021
Oct 9atMaristW 41–⁠281404
Oct 16atPennsylvaniaW 28–⁠27337022
2025 Columbia 9 games, 19 catches, 225 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19atLafayetteL 14–⁠38343022
Sep 27vs.GeorgetownW 19–⁠10139039
Oct 3atPrincetonL 10–⁠173906
Oct 11vs.LehighL 7–⁠311909
Oct 18vs.PennsylvaniaL 21–⁠35229025
Nov 1atYaleL 10–⁠2421006
Nov 7vs.HarvardL 14–⁠31439020
Nov 15vs.BrownL 29–⁠32113013
Nov 22atCornellW 29–⁠12234121
2024 Columbia 8 games, 13 catches, 167 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 21vs.LafayetteW 31–⁠20223120
Sep 28atGeorgetownL 17–⁠20218017
Oct 5vs.PrincetonW 34–⁠171505
Oct 12atWagnerW 24–⁠6240128
Oct 19atPennsylvaniaW 23–⁠17242036
Nov 1vs.YaleW 13–⁠101303
Nov 9atHarvardL 6–⁠26225014
Nov 16atBrownW 21–⁠12111011
2023 Columbia 1 game, 3 catches, 17 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 21atDartmouthL 9–⁠2031707

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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